Prediction of accuracy of estimated Mendelian sampling terms

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 302-308

  Avendano S ^a,d   Woolliams, J A ^b   Villanueva, B ^a,c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SAC   (United Kingdom)

^d Aviagen   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; INBREEDING; METHODOLOGY;

BREEDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INBREEDING; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 25444515146     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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